Cato streamlines the process while enabling the team to maximise the use of data from their cars . races is limited to a maximum of 50 megabits . Since the team needs to transmit live TV feeds , live intercom services and live communication across several different channels simultaneously , across the globe and with minimal latency and packet loss , 50 megabits is insufficient . When racing , every splitsecond matters .

In the past , the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team relied on the infrastructure provided at the track . However , as the network became more complex and moved to the cloud , these solutions were not able to answer their needs . They also did not address the security aspect of the connection .

Deploying for a ‘ moving circus ’

In addition to bandwidth and latency challenges , the nature of the races creates unique network set up requirements . Instead of having the infrastructure deployed and ready to use before the season starts , the team is required to travel to each new racing site before each competition , on a weekly or monthly basis , and set up the network . They only have a few hours to do so each time at this ‘ moving circus ’.

To make things more complicated , Formula E restricts the number of people allowed on the racetrack . Therefore , the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team needed a solution that was simple to set up and use .

The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team chose Cato Networks ’ SASE

The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team started looking for a solution to help address their network and security challenges . They began by looking into SD-WAN solutions . However , they quickly identified the benefits of SASE ( Secure Access Service Edge ). Cato Networks delivers a cloud-native SASE solution that converges SD-WAN with security functions in a unified , cloud-native service . Al network and security capabilities are delivered with high performance and low latency on a global scale .

In addition , the setup is simple , requiring only a small Cato socket . SASE has become a cornerstone of the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team ’ s strategy . Cato ’ s global and optimised SASE solution connects the drivers , the garage and the HQ with a highperforming infrastructure . During the races , vital data is transmitted across Cato ’ s global private backbone for real-time analysis at the HQ and back to the drivers and on-site teams to boost driving performance .

A global , optimised and reliable network solution

With Cato Networks ’ technology , the team ’ s engineers – including IT product managers , IT support team , track support engineers and the Motorsport IT department – are reliably transmitting data in real-time . The HQ team , in turn , can analyse the data and make informed decisions instantly . Cato streamlines the process while enabling the team to maximise the use of data from their cars . In the first week of usage , the team transferred more than 1.2TB of data . In the Cape Town race , 1450GB of data were transmitted .

Thanks to Cato , the team is not dependent on local latency since they can manage the connectivity with tunnelling and band optimisation . With Cato , the round-trip time from the race track to the HQ is a mere 80 to 100 milliseconds . In Cape Town , packet loss was only 0.23 % over the whole event .

This high-speed , optimal connectivity is enabled thanks to the team ’ s ability to maximise the use of the provided 50 megabits connectivity with Cato . They can prioritise critical applications while simultaneously transmitting volumes of data back to the German HQ for analysis and implementing application-specific bandwidth policies .

In addition , Cato provides the team with visibility into all data , including the hidden data that is transferred from the cars and the garages to the HQ . The traffic is also segmented from the rest of the Porsche organisation . These two capabilities help the TI team derive even more valuable insights . Finally , Cato enables selected TLS inspection to enable privacy .

“ Cato Networks will allow us to focus on the critical decisions that make a difference on-track by lessening the administrative work to set up

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